Notts County owner Alan Hardy will sleep under stars at Meadow Lane with businessmen and women to raise £100,000 to support homeless

Businessmen and women will sleep at Meadow Lane to raise money to support the homeless (Image: Marie Wilson)

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Notts County owner Alan Hardy will sleep under the stars at Meadow Lane with other company bosses in a bid to raise £100,000 to support the homeless.

The Magpies owner and chairman will get his sleeping bag out along with other businessmen and women who are expected to take part in the all-night sleep out on October 11.

Around 20 have already signed up and the four charities involved include the Notts County Football in the Community (FITC) - the charitable arm of the Magpies - Emmanuel House, based in Goose Gate, The Friary, in Musters Road, West Bridgford, and CEO Sleepout - which all support the homeless.

James Bromley, 36, partnership and events executive at Notts County FITC, said: "Last year we raised £82,000 which was absolutely fantastic. The first year we raised £42,000 - last year we almost doubled that.

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"They will all benefit from the fundraising. We work with a lot of people who are vulnerable and at risk of homelessness.

Businessmen and women will sleep at Meadow Lane to raise money to support the homeless (Image: Marie Wilson)

"It's a massive issue in Nottingham; it's our way of raising awareness of the issue as well as putting money towards it.

"The ultimate aim is to reach £100,000 - it would be phenomenal. We have got a lot of interest already from guys who did it last year. It's a community club at the end of the day, it's a way of giving back to the community.

"Alan did it last year along with one other senior member of staff. Les Bradd and Ian Richardson got involved last year."

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Nikki Burley, chief executive of Notts County FITC, added: “The CEO Sleepout is a fantastic initiative to highlight the important issues of homelessness and poverty that still occur on our streets, year after year.

"Nottingham raised the highest amount of any city outside of London in 2017 and it would be great to see a record number of people taking part this year to beat last year’s total of over £82,000 in support of Notts County Football in the Community, Emmanuel House, The Friary and The CEO Sleepout.”

The CEO Sleepout is an annual event that takes place at a variety of venues nationwide to fight the issues of homelessness and poverty and raising vital funds to support local charities in these areas.

Other attendees will include participants in the 2017 Sleepout as well as new participants for this year.